- Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and a Member of the Centre for Medical Education at McGill University.
- Officer of The Order of Canada and of L‘Ordre National du Quebec.
- Chair of Orthopedics(1976-1981) and was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University(1981-1995).
- President of the Canadian Orthopedic Association(1977-1978), the American Orthopedic Research Society(1975-1976), and the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges(1992-1994).
